Combination handle and trifoil wand device for blowing bubbles from a soap solution



g 1964 D. J. ROSENHEIM 3,14

COMBINATION HANDLE AND TRIFOIL WAND DEVICE FOR BLOWING BUBBLES FROM ASOAP SOLUTION Filed Apr1l 9 1962 II/I'I'I'I INVENTOR. fiAI/AD (7. 1905.525/ United States Patent 3,144,950 CQMBTNATHEN HANDLE AND TRHFOIL WAN!)DEVICE FOR BLOWING BUBBLES FROM A SOAP SOLUTHBN David J. litosenheim,Deal, N.J., assignor to Laurel lastics, inc, Wanamassa, N.J., acorporation of New ersey Filed Apr. 9, 1962, Ser. No. 185,949 9 Claims.(Cl. 215-109) The present invention relates to a toy device, and itparticularly relates to a combination plastic device for blowingbubbles.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide acombination wand and plastic cup arrangement for use by children topermit the blowing of bubbles without the need of having separate partswhich must be packaged together and attached so as not to be lost.

Another object is to provide a unitary arrangement of a plastic cover,cup and wand for a bubble blowing device to be used by children whichmay be molded simply and packaged as a unit and distributed.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detaileddescription set forth below, it being understood, however, that thismore detailed description is given by way of illustration andexplanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changestherein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing fromthe scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most satisfactoryaccording to an embodiment of the present invention to provide a plasticcup desirably of flexible polyethylene, a snap-on cap also desirably ofplastic polyethylene, and an attachment for said cap consisting of adetachable wand with one or more openings which may be dipped into theliquid and then used in the blowing of soap bubbles.

In the preferred form of the invention, the cap is molded desirablyintegrally with the wand, and with a readily thin bendableform-retaining integral connection, which will permit the wand to bedisconnected from the cap and to be used as a separate construction bythe child or other person playing with the toy.

In the preferred form of the invention, the cup consists of a conicalmember with a flat bottom having a peripheral ridge at the upper edgethereof.

The snap-on cover on the other hand has a depending skirt with aninteriorly projecting bead which snaps over said ridge.

At the edge of the skirt adjacent one side thereof is an integrallymolded wand consisting of an arm and one or more loops three being shownin the specific embodiment disclosed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the complete cup of the presentinvention with the wand bent downwardly against the side of the cupshowing the manner in which the device is packaged.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view showing the cup moved upwardly andextending out horizontally from the snapon cap.

FIG. 3 is a vertical side sectional view of the cup show- 3,144,950Patented Aug. 18, 1964 ing the Wand as it may be used for dipping intothe liquid in the cup with the cap serving as a handle.

FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view upon an enlarged scale of theupper part of the cap with the wand extending outwardly horizontallyfrom the edge of the cap.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, there is shown a snap-on cap A with a lowercup B.

Molded integrally with the cap A is the wand C.

The cup as shown as the conical side and flat bottom 17 may be filledwith liquid up to the dot and dash line as indicated in FIG. 3.

The upper edge of the conical cup portion has a bead 15' with an uppersloping edge and the lower sharp edge which engages the semi-circularround bead 16 which snaps below the edge 15.

The cap A has a fiat top and a depending skirt which at the portion 10has a thin flexible or bendable formretaining integral. connection withthe wand C.

The wand C terminates at its outer end in three loops at ll, 12 and 13arranged in the form of a three leaf clover with a central opening 14midway between the loops.

It is, of course, possible to use one loop or even a greater number thanthree, but desirably, three loops seem to be most effective.

The plastic at the junction 10 is normally biased by the molding so thatthe wand C will extend out horizontally as indicated in FIG. 2, but maybe folded down as indicated at FIG. 1 against the side of the cup B.

The plastic at the bend 10 is of such thickness and structure that itwill retain its form and shape either in the horizontal aligned positionof FIG. 2 or the right angular position of FIG. 1. It will be noted thatthe connection is thinner than the wand or trifoil C and is thinner thanthe skirt of the flat cap A which has a base 15 of about the samethickness as the connection 10.

As indicated in FIG. 3, the top A may be used as a handle to carry thewand C and the wand C may be dipped into the liquid and may be used forblowing bubbles.

After use, the cap A may be snapped onto the container B and the wandfolded down against the side as indicated in FIG. 1.

It is thus apparent that the applicant has provided a simple compactreadily molded sanitary blowing bubble device for children which may beutilized.

As many changes could be made in the above plastic cup, and many widelydifferent embodiments of this invention could be made without departingfrom the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter containedin the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not ina limiting sense.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of theinvention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what isclaimed is:

l. A combination container for a bubble forming liquid and circular capwith a flat base and integral trifoil ring member for blowing bubbles inrespect to said liquid including a plastic container and wand assemblagecomprising a plastic cup and a one-piece snap on cover said cover havinga flat base and a peripheral skirt and an integral connection from theedge of the skirt to the ring member and integrally molded wand takingthe form of said trifoil ring member extending outwardly from the edgeof the cover, said assemblage being formed of flexible form-retainingbendable polyethylene and said Wand being thicker than the connection ofthe wand to the skirt of the cover and the base of the cover havingabout the same thickness as the connection and the wand retaining itsposition when bent into the plane or perpendicular to the plane of thecover.

2. A combination container for a bubble forming liquid and circular capwith a flat base and integral trifoil ring member for blowing bubbles inrespect to said liquid including a plastic container and wand assemblagecomprising a plastic cup and a one-piece snap on cover said cover havinga flat base and a peripheral skirt and an integral connection from theedge of the skirt to the ring member and integrally molded wand takingthe form of said trifoil ring member extending outwardly from the edgeof the cover, said container and cover being formed over flexiblepolyethylene and said wand extending outwardly from the lower edge ofthe cover, said assemblage being formed of flexible form-retainingbendable polyethylene and said wand being thicker than the connection ofthe wand to the skirt of the cover and the base of the cover havingabout the same thickness as the connection and the wand retaining itsposition when bent into the plane or perpendicular to the plane of thecover.

3. A combination container for a bubble forming liquid and circular capwith a flat base and integral trifoil ring member for blowing bubbles inrespect to said liquid in cluding a plastic container and wandassemblage comprising a plastic cup and a one-piece snap on cover saidcover having a flat base and a peripheral skirt and an integralconnection from the edge of the skirt to the ring member and integrallymolded wand taking the form of said trifoil ring member extendingoutwardly from the edge of the cover, said container having an upperperipheral outwardly extending bead with a camming top face and a sharpunder face and said cover having a depending skirt With a semi-circularbead snapping under said bead, said assemblage being formed of flexibleformretaining bendable polyethylene and said wand being thicker than theconnection of the wand to the skirt of the cover and the base of thecover having about the same thickness as the connection and the wandretaining its position when bent into the plane or pendpendicular to theplane of the cover.

4. A combination container for a bubble forming liquid and circular capwith a flat base and integral trifoil ring member for blowing bubbles inrespect to said liquid including a plastic container and wand assemblagecomprising a plastic cup and a one-piece snap on cover said cover havinga flat base and a peripheral skirt and an integral conection from theedge of the skirt to the ring member and integrally molded wand takingthe form of said trifoil ring member extending outwardly from the edgeof the cover, said wand having a reduced thickness connection to theedge of the snap on cover, said assemblage being formed of flexibleform-retaining bendable polyethylene and said wand being thicker thanthe connection of the wand to the skirt of the cover and the base of thecover having about the same thickness as the connection and the wandretaining its position when bent into the plane or perpendicular to theplane of the cover.

5. A molded flexible bendable polyethylene bubble blowing devicecomprising an integrally flexible polyethylene molded bubble blowingwand composed of a flat cylindrical cap and a trifoil-shaped triple ringoutwardly extending wand portion for carrying the bubble blowing liquid,said cap having a circular fiat horizontal base and a short verticalcylindrical skirt and a thin connection from the edge of the skirt tothe wand having less thickness than the skirt and the wand and beingbendable to position parallel to and perpendicular to the base andretaining said position when bent and a container receiving and coveredby said cap carrying said liquid.

6. A device of claim 5, said wand having a central opening between saidtriple ring and in the center of said triple ring to relieve the blowingpressure on said trifoil shape.

77 A device of claim 5, said cap and wand being integrally molded withsaid bendable portion taking the form of a strip of widest dimensionadjacent the lower edge of the skirt and descreasing in width outwardly.

8. A device of claim 5, the lower face of said connection and the lowerface of said wand being in the same plane and there being a recessbetween the end of the Wand and the edge of the skirt to form said thinconnection.

9. A device of claim 5, said wand having a connection strip from thebase of two of said rings to said connection, said strip havingconverging sides outwardly which sides continue at said connection tothe lower edge of said skirt.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,695,732 Tupper Nov. 20, 1954 2,705,955 Nesset et a1. Apr. 12, 19552,720,723 Peretti Oct. 18, 1955 2,858,639 Lawrence Nov. 4, 1958

1. A COMBINATION CONTAINER FOR A BUBBLE FORMING LIQUID AND CIRCULAR CAPWITH A FLAT BASE AND INTEGRAL TRIFOIL RING MEMBER FOR BLOWING BUBBLES INRESPECT TO SAID LIQUID INCLUDING A PLASTIC CONTAINER AND WAND ASSEMBLAGECOMPRISING A PLASTIC CUP AND A ONE-PIECE SNAP ON COVER SAID COVER HAVINGA FLAT BASE AND A PERIPHERAL SKIRT AND AN INTEGRAL CONNECTION FROM THEEDGE OF THE SKIRT TO THE RING MEMBER AND INTEGRALLY MOLDED WAND TAKINGTHE FORM OF SAID TRIFOIL RING MEMBER EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM THE EDGEOF THE COVER, SAID ASSEMBLAGE BEING FORMED OF FLEXIABLE FORM-RETAININGBENDABLE POLYTHYLENE AND SAID WAND BEING THICKER THAN THE CONNECTION OFTHE WAND TO THE SKIRT OF THE COVER AND THE BASE OF THE COVER HAVINGABOUT THE SAME THICKNESS AS THE CONNECTION AND THE WAND RETAINING ITSPOSITION WHEN BENT INTO THE PLANE OR PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF THECOVER.